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I also knew of this site and had asked Dick Brown if he could someday translate it to English for our benefit. He's going to give it a try as time allows. He's still a busy man so promises but hopefully someday we will see it.

Anyone interested in seeing footage from the 1971 Trans Am season for under two liter cars should watch "Against All Odds," which is a 26 minute documentary on the Peter Brock owned Datsun BRE 1971 Trans Am U2 Championship season. See it on Youtube here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5XAP4pCRps Great footage of Road America, Watkins Glen, Riverside, and Laguna Seca.

Something slightly beyond the fringe, but likely of interest anyhow. Film capturing the press roll out of the '72 Penske Matador, four-wheel disc brakes hidden beneath less than svelte panel work, with SCCA Trans Am-derived road race know-how applied to the feverish unknown in sum and in total. Be on the lookout for terrible period dress and gruesome wind-swept hairstyles, although both Penske and Donohue acquit themselves well in this regard. See:

With kind thanks to Justin McCutcheon for bringing this to my attention,

Previously I'd posted a link to the David Friedman Collection maintained by the Benson Ford Research Center at The Henry Ford. Then it had just been launched, with but a rudimentary taste afforded concerning just what might be sampled - presumably on-site or via correspondence with archivists on the scene. The later is still very much possible of course, but I didn't monitor matters to fully understand and/or appreciate how much is now simply up and accessible for little effort made. Now a very enviable and powerful resource - a very mature and web-friendly archive waiting for you to inspect in detail. Do see:

P.S. Afford them feedback consistent with correcting errors of classification and identification made to help sort matters out. As this was written, the '69 Mission Bell 250 file was actually from '68. Also say THANK YOU!

With kind thanks to Justin McCutcheon for bringing this to my attention,

Previously I'd posted a link to the David Friedman Collection maintained by the Benson Ford Research Center at The Henry Ford. Then it had just been launched, with but a rudimentary taste afforded concerning just what might be sampled - presumably on-site or via correspondence with archivists on the scene. The later is still very much possible of course, but I didn't monitor matters to fully understand and/or appreciate how much is now simply up and accessible for little effort made. Now a very enviable and powerful resource - a very mature and web-friendly archive waiting for you to inspect in detail. Do see:

P.S. Afford them feedback consistent with correcting errors of classification and identification made to help sort matters out. As this was written, the '69 Mission Bell 250 file was actually from '68. Also say THANK YOU!

Fantastic photos, I found a couple of my Kurtis 500S that I have never seen before from Riverside. A good use of 2 hours...thank you!

Another period photographer offering his wares online - this time one Ken Coles. Some very clear shots from Mid-Ohio '70 through '72, with more contemporary event images if you absolutely must. Many independent entries seen here. Worth your time to inspect then. See:

Appealing more towards your desire to see most anything period SCCA Trans-Am related, a rather fascinating non-Chevrolet video and surely worth seeing. This is a Super 8 video of what appears to be a Kar Kraft open house hosted in 1969 in nearby (hey - to me!) Brighton, MI. The video is about 9 minutes in length, was posted by the Brighton, MI. Historical Society, whereas the range and quality of what was both brought out and passing through nevertheless seemed worth sharing here. Try: https://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=2461333023315